Salt Lake Telegram | 1940-10-18 | Page 23 | Youths Desert Caddy Ranks

Youths Desert Caddy Ranks CHICAGO Oct 18 UP Ri-A Ri A shortage shortage shortage short short- age of caddies for the nations nation's golf courses is causing concern in the ranks of the National Professional Golf association Tom Walsh president of the association association association as as- said today that the decline decline de de- de- de cline dine had been so pronounced this year that the matter was due for major attention at the P. P G. G As A.'s annual convention which he announced announced an an- flounced would be here November 11 The shortage Walsh said set In last season and became increasingly increasingly increasingly evident this year particularly particularly particularly late in the season For instance he declared at my own course a public fee course our caddy list ran around Today Today Today To To- day it is about 30 At the the- same time he added that the number of persons now asking asking asking ask ask- ing for caddies is three times greater than it was five years ago